Fares Abu

Akel

DM Ironi Tiberias #6

Defensive Midfield – Midfielder

Fares Abu Akel

Ironi Tiberias Ligat ha'Al

#527 defensive midfielder aged 26–29

Date of birth / Age: 8 Feb 1997 (29)
Citizenship: Israel
Foot: Right
Height / Weight: 1.77 m / 65 kg
Main position: Defensive Midfield
Joined club: 21 Sept 2025

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#1626

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#527

among defensive midfielders aged 26–29

In his league

25%

of Ligat ha'Al defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−1.4

goals below expected · better than 25% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)

Goals

1 Expected

2.4

39 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons

Assists

3 Expected

1.9

Teammates converted more of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 30
StartsStarting eleven: 25
GoalsGoals: 0
AssistsAssists: –
YellowYellow cards: 7
2nd yellowSecond yellows: –
RedRed cards: 1
MinutesMinutes: 1,943

Starting eleven83%

25 of 30 appearances

Minutes played1,943

65 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals

Positions played

211 matches · since 2018/19

LBCBAMCMDM

Position	Apps	G	A
Defensive Midfield	119	1	3
Central Midfield	87	0	4
Attacking Midfield	3	1	0
Centre-Back	1	0	0
Left-Back	1	0	0

Career stats

Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2025/2625/26	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Ironi Tiberias	26	23	0	–	6	–	1	1,796
2025/2625/26	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Maccabi Bnei Raina	3	1	0	–	1	–	0	101
2025/2625/26	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Maccabi Bnei Raina	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	46
2024/2524/25	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Ironi Tiberias	31	30	1	1	11	0	0	2,556
2024/2524/25	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Ironi Tiberias	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	317
2023/2423/24	Premyer LiqaPremyer Liqa	Qabala	6	3	0	0	2	0	1	274
2023/2423/24	CupCup	Qabala	3	1	1	–	2	–	0	117
2022/2322/23	Premyer LiqaPremyer Liqa	Qabala	31	30	2	0	12	0	0	2,579
2022/2322/23	CupCup	Qabala	5	4	0	–	1	–	0	404
2022/2322/23	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Qabala	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2021/2221/22	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Ashdod	28	22	0	1	5	0	0	1,798
2021/2221/22	UEFA Europa Conference LeagueEuropa Conference League	Ashdod	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	163
20212021	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Ashdod	2	2	1	–	0	–	0	150
2020/2120/21	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Ashdod	29	22	0	0	9	0	0	1,955
2020/2120/21	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Ashdod	3	3	0	–	2	–	0	194
2020/2120/21	State CupState Cup	Ashdod	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	210
2019/2019/20	Ligat ha'AlLigat ha'Al	Ashdod	25	18	0	1	8	0	0	1,414
2019/2019/20	Toto Cup Ligat AlToto Cup Ligat Al	Ashdod	5	4	0	–	2	–	0	396
2019/2019/20	State CupState Cup	Ashdod	1	0	0	–	1	–	0	57
2018/1918/19	Liga LeumitLiga Leumit	Hapoel Iksal	29	29	0	2	6	1	0	2,561

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			238	203	5	5^*	70	1^*	2	17,268

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Ligat ha'Al	142	1	3
Premyer Liqa	37	2	0
Liga Leumit	29	0	2
Toto Cup Ligat Al	15	1	–
Cup	8	1	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	4	0	–
State Cup	3	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Jun 2026 Jun 2026 · Free Agent Ironi Tiberias – Free Agent Free
Sept 2025 Sept 2025 · Transfer Maccabi Bnei Raina Ironi Tiberias Transfer
Jul 2025 Jul 2025 · Transfer Ironi Tiberias Maccabi Bnei Raina Transfer
Jul 2024 Jul 2024 · Transfer Qabala Ironi Tiberias Transfer
Jul 2022 Jul 2022 · Transfer Ashdod Qabala Transfer
Jul 2019 Jul 2019 · Transfer Hapoel Iksal Ashdod Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Free Transfer – Hapoel Iksal Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
Ironi Tiberias 2024–2026 61 1
Maccabi Bnei Raina 2025 4 0
Qabala 2022–2024 47 3
Ashdod 2019–2022 97 1
Hapoel Iksal 2018 29 0

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